Since 1999, Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice in new,
experimental and classical music. Their skew is radically contemporary, propelling the
hyper-creative Montréal scene, and beyond. Not content to parlay received wisdom, the quartet
cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, and boldly venture off the beaten track. Quatuor Bozzini stands out with their “extraordinary playing.” (Alex
Ross, The New Yorker). With rigorous qualitative criteria, they have nurtured a vastly
diverse repertoire, unbiased by the currents of fashion. This has led to close to two hundred
commissioned pieces, as well as over three hundred premiered works. A Quatuor
Bozzini concert is an intensely shared experience, with meticulous and sensuous attention to
detail.

Full biography“It felt like staring directly into the sun, transcendent and
mindblowing.”

— 5:4

“… varied works that possess a rare, original lyricism, in which
traditional materials are fragmented and recast…”

— The WholeNote

“The texture is thick and creamy, very complex and lovely, the phrases
almost conversational, as though discussing and contemplating that aforementioned threshold, but
doing so with little apprehension. It ends with quiet acceptance.”

— The Squid’s Ear

“With over 200 commissions and 300 premieres, their commitment to new
works was in full evidence in their ability to make Miller’s and
Tenney’s pieces resonate richly on their own terms.”

— Vancouver Classical Music

“History has been made.”

— All About Jazz

“This Bozzini lead concert was of the highest
order, each piece equally as tautly and aesthetically constructed as the other; instrumental
materials similarly pitched, also as if a tightrope was being walked somehow.”

— Gonzo Circus

“It’s an immensely satisfying, soft kind of almost-lullaby, a fine ending
to a superb recording.”

Clemens Merkel’s unconventional sound defines a new sensibility in
contemporary music, through its intimate purity of tone, its settled understanding of microtonal or
unconventional harmonic language, and its unhurried sensitivity. He is well known for innovative
interpretations of Bach and John Cage, and is sought after by composers
worldwide as an inspiration for new repertoire. His diverse collaborators range from the
Wandelweiser collective to Montréal’s Musique Actuelle community, and from emerging
experimentalists to today’s most revered composers.

Stéphanie Bozzini is a founding member of the Quatuor
Bozzini, a new music string quartet which performs regularly in major festivals throughout
Canada, the United States, Europe and South America. Her curiosity and interest in a number of
musical styles, from historically informed period instrument playing to contemporary improvisation,
have led her to become a remarkably versatile musician.

A passionate chamber player, cellist Isabelle Bozzini is dedicated to
exploring two parallel worlds — new music of all kinds and music on period instruments. This
endeavour continuously challenges her and nourishes her artistic aspirations.

“… classical music without pretence… ” is Alissa Cheung’s approach to
her multi-faceted career. A native of Edmonton (Alberta) violinist and composer, Ms Alissa Cheung (BSc ’07, BMus ’09, MM ’13), is a tenured member of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) since 2010 and will move to Montréal in January 2015
to join the Quatuor Bozzini.